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Object Number 14-23-70/85650
Display Title Kava root
Descriptions
Inventory Description Root samples, some split
Classification
  • Root
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Root
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 85650; Kava root.
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. G. P. Bradley

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